essay

Cuello considered: summary and conclusions

cuello : an early maya community in belizeCambridge [England]Published In 1991 • Pages: 235-248

By: Hammond, Norman.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is the summary and concluding chapter for the book 'Cuello: An Early Maya Community in Belize' (see documents, nos. 41-50.) Although Cuello was a small site and marginal community in the lowland Mayan Preclassic, it does provide a long developmental sequence with which to study the rise of Mayan civilization. Unanswered questions include the origins of Cuello's inhabitants and its social structure. Although the pyramid, Structure 35 and Platform 34, suggests economic power and decision-making concentrated among an elite, there are no apparent elite burials.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Archaeological survey methods
Archaeological excavation methods
Processing of basic materials
Structures
Visual arts
Chronologies and culture sequences
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Preclassic Maya
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2001
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Maya Area
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard ; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1975-1987
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
3200-1850 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Cuello, Belize
NotesAdditional notes
Norman Hammond
For bibliographical references see document number 9: Anonymous
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
90001858
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mayas--Antiquities